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(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the bureau’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond.
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collections
but may respond after 30 days;
therefore, comments submitted within
30 days are more assured of receiving
maximum consideration. Please note
that comments, names, addresses of
commentators are available for public
review during normal business hours. If
you wish us to withhold any
information you submit, you must state
this prominently at the beginning of
your comment. We will honor your
request to the extent allowable by law.
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Water Request
Type of review: Reinstatement with a
change of a previously approved
collection.
Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
Summary: In order for irrigators to
receive water deliveries, information is
needed by the BIA to operate and
maintain its irrigation projects and
fulfill reporting requirements. Section
171.7 of 25 CFR part 171, [Irrigation]
Operation and Maintenance, specifies
the information collection requirement.
Water users must apply for water
delivery. The information to be
collected includes: Name; water
delivery location; time and date of
requested water delivery; duration of
water delivery; rate of water flow;
number of acres irrigated; crop statistics;
and other operational information
identified in the local administrative
manuals. Collection of this information
was previously authorized under an
approval by OMB (OMB Control
Number 1076–0141). All information is
collected at least annually from each
water user with a response required
each time irrigation water is provided.
Annual reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 8 minutes per
request. There is a range of 1 to 10
requests from each irrigation water user
each season with an average of 4
responses per respondent.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Description of Respondents: BIA
Irrigation Project Water Users.
Total Respondents: 6539.
Total Annual Responses: 26,945.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,756
hours.
Electrical Service Application
Type of review: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection.
Title: Electric Service Application, 25
CFR 175.
Summary: In order for electric power
consumers to be served, information is
needed by the BIA to operate and
maintain its electric power utilities and
fulfill reporting requirements. Section
175.22 of 25 CFR part 175, Indian
electric power utilities, specifies the
information collection requirement.
Power consumers must apply for
electric service. The information to be
collected includes: name; electric
service location; and other operational
information identified in the local
administrative manuals. Collection of
this information was authorized under
an approval by OMB (OMB Control
Number 1076–0021). All information is
collected from each electric power
consumer. Annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 30
minutes for each response for 3,000
respondents, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Thus, the total annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection is estimated to be 1,500
hours.
Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
Description of Respondents: BIA
Electric Power Consumers.
Total Respondents: 3,000.
Total Annual Responses: 3,000.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500
hours.
Dated: July 20, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–660–1430–ER–CACA–17905]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the Southern California Edison
Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission
Line Project, California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (Pub. L.
91–190, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), and 40
CFR parts 1500–1508, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), together with
the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), hereby gives
notice that the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the
Southern California Edison Company
(SCE) Devers-Palo Verde No. 2
Transmission Line Project is available
for public review and comment. The
BLM is the lead Federal agency for the
preparation of this EIS in compliance
with the requirements of NEPA. The
CPUC is the lead State of California
agency for the preparation of this EIR in
compliance with the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). This notice serves as an
invitation for the public and other
cooperating agencies to provide
comments on the scope and content of
the Draft EIS/EIR.
DATES: To assure that they will be
considered, BLM must receive
comments on the Draft EIS/EIR within
60 days following the date of
publication of a Notice of Availability of
this document, in the Federal Register,
by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The EPA published its Notice of
Availability on May 19, 2006, at 71 FR
29148, with a stated end of the comment
period to be July 5, 2006. The BLM is
extending this comment period until the
close of business on August 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,
you may submit your comments by any
of several methods. You may mail
comments to: Gail Acheson, Field
Manager; Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,
P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs,
CA 92258. You may also comment via
the Internet to gchill@ca.blm.gov. Please
include in the subject line: ‘‘Draft EIS/
EIR, DPV2 Transmission Line Project’’
and your name and return address in
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your Internet message. If you do not
receive a confirmation that we have
received your Internet message, contact
Greg Hill at (760) 251–4840. You may
also hand-deliver comments to: Bureau
of Land Management, Palm SpringsSouth Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet
Avenue, North Palm Springs, CA 92258.
Oral comments were accepted at the
three public meetings held in Tonopah,
Arizona; Beaumont, California; and
Palm Desert, California, in June 2006.
Notices published in the local media
were provided at least 15 days prior to
the scheduled public meetings.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name and/or street address from
public review or disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
of your comment. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Hill at (760) 251–4840 or e-mail:
gchill@ca.blm.gov. A copy of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the Southern California Edison
Proposed Devers-Palo Verde No. 2
Transmission Line Project is available
for review via the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings.
Electronic (on CD–ROM) or paper
copies may also be obtained by
contacting Greg Hill at the
aforementioned addresses and phone
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Southern
California Edison (SCE) is proposing to
construct a new 230-mile long, 500kilovolt (kV) electrical transmission line
between SCE’s Devers Substation
located near Palm Springs, California,
and the Harquahala Generating Station
switchyard, located near the Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station west of
Phoenix, Arizona. For the most part,
this portion of the project would
parallel SCE’s existing Devers-Palo
Verde No. 1 500 kV transmission line.
In addition, SCE is proposing to upgrade
48.2 miles of existing 230 kV
transmission lines between the Devers
Substation west to the San Bernardino
and Vista Substations, located in the
San Bernardino, California, vicinity.
Together, the proposed 500 kV line and
the 230 kV transmission facility
upgrades are known as DPV2.
Construction of DPV2 would add 1,200
megawatts (MW) of transmission import
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capacity from the southwestern United
States to California, which would
reduce energy costs throughout
California and enhance the reliability of
California’s energy supply through
increased transmission infrastructure.
The BLM identified a list of issues
that are addressed in this analysis,
including the impacts of the proposed
project on visual resources, agricultural
lands, air quality, plant and animal
species including special status species,
cultural resources, and watersheds.
Other issues identified by the BLM are
impacts to the public in the form of
noise, traffic, accidental release of
hazardous materials, and impacts to
urban, residential, and recreational
areas. The CPUC and BLM, pursuant to
CEQA and NEPA, released the EIS/EIR
on May 4, 2006. Joint CPUC and BLM
public workshops were held in
Tonopah, Arizona; Beaumont,
California; and Palm Desert, California,
on June 6, 7, and 8, 2006, respectively.
Meeting notices were published in
Arizona and California newspapers in
early May 2006 and were mailed to an
extensive public interest list.
Gail Acheson,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC64777]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC64777 from Vessels Coal Gas
Inc for lands in Delta County, Colorado.
The petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at
303.239.3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
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$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease COC64777 effective June 1, 2006,
under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and
royalty rates cited above.
Dated: July 21, 2006.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC68483]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC68483 from Western Energy
Resources Inc. for lands in Gunnison
County, Colorado. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Milada
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at
303.239.3767.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-660-1430-ER-CACA-17905]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Southern
California Edison Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project,
California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), and
40 CFR parts 1500-1508, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), together
with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), hereby gives
notice that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Southern California Edison Company
(SCE) Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project is available
for public review and comment. The BLM is the lead Federal agency for
the preparation of this EIS in compliance with the requirements of
NEPA. The CPUC is the lead State of California agency for the
preparation of this EIR in compliance with the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This notice serves as an
invitation for the public and other cooperating agencies to provide
comments on the scope and content of the Draft EIS/EIR.
DATES: To assure that they will be considered, BLM must receive
comments on the Draft EIS/EIR within 60 days following the date of
publication of a Notice of Availability of this document, in the
Federal Register, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA
published its Notice of Availability on May 19, 2006, at 71 FR 29148,
with a stated end of the comment period to be July 5, 2006. The BLM is
extending this comment period until the close of business on August 11,
2006.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any
of several methods. You may mail comments to: Gail Acheson, Field
Manager; Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field
Office, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, CA 92258. You may also
comment via the Internet to gchill@ca.blm.gov. Please include in the
subject line: ``Draft EIS/EIR, DPV2 Transmission Line Project'' and
your name and return address in
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your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation that we
have received your Internet message, contact Greg Hill at (760) 251-
4840. You may also hand-deliver comments to: Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet Avenue, North Palm
Springs, CA 92258. Oral comments were accepted at the three public
meetings held in Tonopah, Arizona; Beaumont, California; and Palm
Desert, California, in June 2006. Notices published in the local media
were provided at least 15 days prior to the scheduled public meetings.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name and/or street address from public review or
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Hill at (760) 251-4840 or e-mail:
gchill@ca.blm.gov. A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Southern California
Edison Proposed Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project is
available for review via the Internet at https://www.blm.gov/ca/
palmsprings. Electronic (on CD-ROM) or paper copies may also be
obtained by contacting Greg Hill at the aforementioned addresses and
phone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Southern California Edison (SCE) is
proposing to construct a new 230-mile long, 500-kilovolt (kV)
electrical transmission line between SCE's Devers Substation located
near Palm Springs, California, and the Harquahala Generating Station
switchyard, located near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west
of Phoenix, Arizona. For the most part, this portion of the project
would parallel SCE's existing Devers-Palo Verde No. 1 500 kV
transmission line. In addition, SCE is proposing to upgrade 48.2 miles
of existing 230 kV transmission lines between the Devers Substation
west to the San Bernardino and Vista Substations, located in the San
Bernardino, California, vicinity. Together, the proposed 500 kV line
and the 230 kV transmission facility upgrades are known as DPV2.
Construction of DPV2 would add 1,200 megawatts (MW) of transmission
import capacity from the southwestern United States to California,
which would reduce energy costs throughout California and enhance the
reliability of California's energy supply through increased
transmission infrastructure.
The BLM identified a list of issues that are addressed in this
analysis, including the impacts of the proposed project on visual
resources, agricultural lands, air quality, plant and animal species
including special status species, cultural resources, and watersheds.
Other issues identified by the BLM are impacts to the public in the
form of noise, traffic, accidental release of hazardous materials, and
impacts to urban, residential, and recreational areas. The CPUC and
BLM, pursuant to CEQA and NEPA, released the EIS/EIR on May 4, 2006.
Joint CPUC and BLM public workshops were held in Tonopah, Arizona;
Beaumont, California; and Palm Desert, California, on June 6, 7, and 8,
2006, respectively. Meeting notices were published in Arizona and
California newspapers in early May 2006 and were mailed to an extensive
public interest list.
Gail Acheson,
Field Manager.
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